Epirus (region)
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Epirus (/ɪˈpaɪrəs/ ih-PY-rəs; Greek: Ήπειρος, romanized: Ípiros, [ˈi.pi.ros]) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region in northwestern Greece.[4] It borders the regions of Western Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and Ionian Islands to the west and Albania to the north. The region has an area of about 9,200 km2 (3,600 sq mi). It is part of the wider historical region of Epirus, which overlaps modern Albania and Greece but lies mostly within Greek territory.
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Epirus
Ήπειρος | |
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Coordinates: 39°36′N 20°48′E | |
Country | Greece |
Decentralized Administration | Epirus and Western Macedonia |
Capital | Ioannina |
Regional units | |
Government | |
• Regional governor | Alexandros Kachrimanis [el] (New Democracy) |
Area | |
• Total | 9,203.22 km2 (3,553.38 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 319,543 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Demonym | Epirote |
GDP | |
• Total | €4.049 billion (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | GR-D |
HDI (2019) | 0.879[3] very high · 3rd of 13 |
Website | www |
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